Top 60 K. L. Rahul Quotes

While growing up, I used to go to the beach, as I used to find peace there.

I’ve been consistent in all the three formats, and that’s what I want to do as a cricketer.

Fitness is also about being well-rested, eating well, etc.

It took me a long time to realise that I need to stay true to my game.

Sometimes, you tend to hold back, maybe because you have lost a few wickets or something. But when I bat, I’m never shy of doing what my mind says.

Playing Australia, of course, is always challenging.

If you are hitting the ball well, your form, your technique looks good, and when you are not, everything about your game looks bad. That is how it goes.

I had to prepare hard for number four because that’s not where I batted all my life.

I was a shy kid but also very mischievous. Because I looked super innocent, no one could really call me out on my pranks.

It is a very happy feeling that a legend like Rahul Dravid talks highly about me. But I can’t just sit back and be happy about it. I have to back it up with my performances.

For anybody, faith and belief are everything you have. Nobody gave me the India cap; nobody taught me to go and get runs. It’s a belief I had in myself.

Everybody has different ways of playing the game.

T20 may be fast, but still, you never plan for a T20 – the same way you don’t plan for the other formats.

I just enjoy batting, scoring runs, and contributing for my team.

Both my parents are teachers, and while they were always cool with what I did, they never let me take my education lightly.

Batting with Dhoni is always a dream for me.

If you are feeling light, and you are not feeling tired in your body, you can obviously concentrate more.

I would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.

I always knew I had the game to do well in every format. It was just a matter of time.

I have had to work really hard at white-ball cricket. It doesn’t come naturally to me, I was a slow batsman; I worked hard on my game and fitness.

As a team, you try to win – you try to push in as many overs you can – but that’s how it’s played.

As an opening batsman, it’s my responsibility to spend as much time in the middle as I can and try and get big scores in the first innings so that we don’t have to bat in the second innings.

I am a sporty person who loves to go to the gym, train, play football.

You need to be ready to bat, whatever you are given; you have to take what is thrown at you.

That’s where I would love to bat, and I have always batted at the top of the order. Numbers one and two are what I am most comfortable in.

Every player needs that one or two innings to get the confidence in whatever format to realise that he’s good enough to be successful in whatever conditions or at whatever level.

When you sit out, then you realize that, when you get the opportunity, how important it is to use that opportunity, not only as a player individually but also for the team.

My only sentiment is to win.

Earlier in the shorter format, I was not consistent, so I was not getting noticed. But I always believed that I had the game to do it. It was just about consistency.

The more cricket you play in your head, the less you perform on the field. So let cricket, the sport, be on the field.

Nobody wants to lose game.

If you are batting first as an opener, you give yourselves a couple of overs, see what’s the wicket behaving, and then try to assess what a good score on that wicket would be, and then you plan accordingly.

I am only trying to improve as a player with each tournament, each game, each opportunity.

I was fortunate enough to interact with him when I played for RCB in IPL. I learnt from AB as to how he prepares for a game. I get amazed by the kind of strokes he hits and the time he has got to play those shots.

Where I play is not for me to decide.

I obviously respect the opportunity I have got to play for the country.

Every player goes through rough patches.

After junior cricket, if the team wanted me to keep in a one-off/odd match or if anyone got injured, I was up for it. I kept in One-dayers and T20s.

Fortunately, I got to play some India ‘A’ games, and some games where the pressure was a little less, so that I can focus on my skill and my technique.

About wicket-keeping, I have enjoyed whatever little bit I could do and contribute for RCB.

If you get off to a good start, even if you get the run-rate down a bit in the middle overs, if you are set till the end, you can do the most damage.

I can get runs much faster if I stay there in the middle to give bowlers more time and cushion.

No matter how well I have taken care of my body, I have been injured a few times, which is very unfortunate and which is very disappointing. But each time, I have come back, I have come back stronger, and I have come back hungrier.

I totally enjoyed playing in Australia. I think they play very tough cricket, and the brand of cricket they play is very strong.

I would like to improve my shot selection when it comes to playing short-pitched deliveries.

Growing up, I played on matting wickets. I always enjoyed the pace and bounce and somewhere that has a big role or big effect on your game.

I respect Test cricket a lot. Once I got into the Test team, I learnt so much about international cricket and realised it’s not so different.

A good wrist spinner is a good wrist spinner against any opposition.

I don’t know whether I am mentally tough or not, but one thing I know is that I like the game and spend as much time as possible on it.

I have always liked to attack the bowlers, and batting is all about getting runs.

I am not someone who likes to be in the dressing room and waste time; I like to be on the field all the time and be counted. That is how I am.

I’m not a person that sets a long-term goal. My goals are on an everyday basis.

Working my way through different formats has not changed my batting approach much.

I have delivered sometimes, and the other times, I have not. I have taken it in my stride as a player and learnt from my mistakes.

As a cricketer – or any sportsperson, for that matter – you like yourself to be tested and get better all the time.

For me, aggression means not to be shy and to do what your mind tells you.

I am happy to playing against teams like South Africa and Australia early on in my career. It is going to make me stronger as a cricketer.

I know opportunities will come my way.

If I am playing a game, I want to give my best, and that’s the only thing that helps me sleep peacefully at night.

Each time I go back to bat, I will want to get more and more runs.